Traveling USA

Every city has centers of activity. The action serves as a magnet that attracts even more people to them. In San Francisco, Union Square is one of those hubs.

Tourists come to board the trolley that takes them to Fisherman’s Wharf. Shoppers are in heaven, with hundreds of name brand stores jammed together within a few square blocks. Locals come for the open space that swings between lively and peaceful, depending upon the time of day, eating lunch, meeting friends and enjoying the free entertainment taking place on the stage. Great restaurants are everywhere, including some that are hidden away down narrow alleys.

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A mile long and 2 blocks wide, so you’re never more than a block from salt water-that’s Dewey Beach Delaware, perhaps the skinniest town ever! You can walk to the rambunctious Atlantic Ocean or the more tranquil Rehoboth Bay in just a couple of minutes from anywhere in town. You can’t get much closer to the sea without actually being on a boat.

If you prefer to travel north or south along the coast, the good time Jolley Trolley will get you there in beach style. This inexpensive shuttle service operates on a regular schedule throughout the summer months and is a popular way to get safely from home along Highway 1 where the boisterous nightlife often spills out into the streets.

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With greater potential to bare your soul comes the greater danger of getting pecked to death by the peanut gallery.

Photo by Matthew Antonino

Blogs grant unparalleled potential for spontaneity and interaction to writers everywhere ??� a virtual printing press, under your fingertips.

But with this new podium comes one of the less desirable traits of mass media: scrutiny from a faceless mob.

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The worst thing about hippies: they??�re out there. Somewhere. And you can??�t tell by looking at ???em anymore.

Photo courtesy of hippies.

Why don’t all you damn hippies get a life?

Looking around, you don’t see many hippies these days. Sure, you see bellbottoms, tie-dyes and Birkenstocks ??� why not, they’re comfortable ??� but the people in them don??�t consider themselves hippies.

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The decision to travel with our children was not one my husband and I took lightly. We both had always wanted to travel, but I was too scared to take the leap of faith.

As parents we wanted our children to experience what the world had to offer.

Our family had also been through an extremely tough time before our trip. We had experienced death and change on a profound scale, and our marriage had only just managed to survive.

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